INFORMATION EVENING 2010: DENTISTRY AND MEDICINE

THE ADMISSION PROCESSProfessor Stewart Dunn | Associate Dean (Medical Program Admissions)

GETTING INTO DENTISTRY OR MEDICINE

1. Bachelor’s Degree in any subject

› Dentistry GPA 4.0 / 7.0 (USyd pass average)

› Medicine GPA 5.5 / 7.0 (USyd credit average)

2. Admissions Test

› GAMSAT - domestic applicants must sit this (minimum score 50 in each section)

› MCAT - international applicants can sit this or GAMSAT

› In addition, international dentistry applicants can also sit the DAT or Canadian DAT

3. Multiple Mini Interview

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THE GRADUATE-ENTRY ROUTE

STUDENT DIVERSITY: DENTISTRY

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FIRST DEGREES OF DOMESTIC STUDENTS COMMENCING IN 2010

STUDENT DIVERSITY: MEDICINE

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FIRST DEGREES OF DOMESTIC STUDENTS COMMENCING IN 2010

STEP 1: SIT GAMSAT

› A GAMSAT cut-off will be one of the criteria used to determine if applicants are invited for interview

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STEP 2: APPLY FOR ADMISSION

› All applications are handled by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and must be submitted to ACER

› International dentistry applicants may apply directly to the Faculty

› Medicine applicants in Canada may apply through ACER or AustraLearn

› Closing dates for 2011 entry:

- Domestic applicants: 4 June 2010

- International applicants: 25 June 2010

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STEP 3: SELECTION FOR INTERVIEW

› Applicants who meet the minimum GPA requirement and the minimum GAMSAT cut-off are invited for interview

› Number of interviews is approx. 1.4 times the total number of places available

› Invitations will be sent in August

› Applicants who are not offered an interview will have their applications forwarded to their next preference

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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS

› International applicants are assessed on the same basis as domestic applicants

› International applicants may sit GAMSAT or MCAT (North American Medical College Admission Test)

› Dentistry applicants may also sit US or Canadian DAT (Dental Admissions Test) at the discretion of the Faculty

› International dentistry applicants apply direct to the Faculty

› International medicine applicants apply through ACER; applicants in Canada may apply through ACER or AustraLearn

› Interviews are conducted in overseas locations

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DENTISTRY PLACES

Type of place offered for 2011 entry Planned quota

CSP 60

International 20

Total 80

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MEDICINE PLACES

Type of place offered for 2011 entry Quota

CSP (Commonwealth Supported Place) 163

MRBSS (Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme Place) 8

BMP (Bonded Medical Place) 57

International 80

Total 308

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COMBINED DEGREES

› Undergraduate (Year 12) entry to the Combined Medical Degree Program:

- Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Medical Science

- Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)

- Bachelor of Music Studies

- Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Commerce

› Highly competitive – ATAR of 99.95 plus interview

› Music Medicine – ATAR of 99.5 plus interview and audition

› Apply through UAC

› Vice-Chancellor’s Outstanding Achievement Award scholarships for ATAR of 99.95

› National scholarships for interstate students

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THE MULTIPLE MINI INTERVIEWProfessor David Tiller | Admissions Committee

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THE MULTIPLE MINI INTERVIEW (MMI)

› 9 mini-interviews

› 7 minutes each

› 2 minutes break in between

› One-on-one

› To determine how you will manage in the program

MMI INTERVIEWERS

› Gender balance

› Optimally 50% faculty staff

› Community members

› Students and alumni

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ATTRIBUTES

› Integrity

› Respect for diversity

› Sensitivity to the needs of others

› Effective communicator

› Demonstrates insight

› Effective decision-maker

› Information manager

› Ability to make a shared plan

› Self-directed learner

› Understands the role of health professionals in society

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CATEGORIES

› Ethical understanding

› Communication

› Working in teams

› Continuous teaching and learning

› Personal well-being

› Practitioner and society

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A SAMPLE MMI QUESTION

› Your mother rings you and asks you to come round to help them with a major decision. Your maternal grandfather is 70 years old and has been diagnosed with a condition that will kill him some time in the next five years. He can have a procedure that will correct the disease and not leave him with any long-term problems, but the procedure has a 10% mortality rate. He wants to have the procedure but your mother does not want him to.

› How would you help mediate this issue?

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DEMONSTRATION OF AN MMI

MMI SCORESHEET